1947 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
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The 1947 Green Bay Packers season was their 29th season overall and their 27th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–5–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a third-place finish in the Western Conference.
| 1947 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home stadium | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–5–1 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Offseason
Draft
| 1947 Green Bay Packers draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ernie Case | QB | UCLA | Signed with Baltimore Colts (AAFC) |
| 3 | 20 | Burr Baldwin | E | UCLA | Signed with Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
| 5 | 31 | Buddy Burris | G | Oklahoma | Returned to college |
| 6 | 40 | Gene Wilson | E | SMU | |
| 7 | 52 | Dick Connors | B | Northwestern | |
| 8 | 62 | Monte Moncrief | T | Texas A&M | |
| 9 | 72 | Bob McDougal | FB | Miami (FL) | |
| 10 | 81 | Bob Kelly | HB | Navy | Signed with Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
| 11 | 92 | Tom Moulton | C | Oklahoma A&M | |
| 12 | 100 | George Hills | G | Georgia Tech | |
| 13 | 111 | Bob Skoglund | DE | Notre Dame | |
| 14 | 122 | Jack Mitchell | B | Oklahoma | Returned to college |
| 15 | 130 | Denny Crawford | G | Tennessee | |
| 16 | 141 | Jim Callanan | E | USC | |
| 17 | 151 | Ted Scalissi | HB | Ripon | |
| 18 | 160 | Jim Goodman | T | Indiana | |
| 19 | 172 | Dick Miller | G | Lawrence | |
| 20 | 181 | Brad Ecklund * | C | Oregon | |
| 21 | 190 | Bob West | B | Colorado | |
| 22 | 202 | Maurice "Tex" Reilly | B | Colorado | |
| 23 | 211 | Ron Sockolov | T | California | |
| 24 | 220 | Herbert St. John | G | Georgia | Returned to college |
| 25 | 232 | Fred Redeker | B | Cincinnati | |
| 26 | 241 | Herm Lubker | E | Arkansas | |
| 27 | 250 | Bob Palladino | B | Notre Dame | |
| 28 | 262 | Jerrell Baxter | T | North Carolina | |
| 29 | 271 | Ray Sellers | E | Georgia | |
| 30 | 280 | Jerry Carle | B | Northwestern | Returned to college |
| 31 | 290 | Bill Hogan | B | Kansas | |
| 32 | 297 | Ralph Olsen | DE | Utah | Played with Packers in 1949 |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Game recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 28 | Chicago Bears | W 29–20 | 1–0 | City Stadium | Recap | |
| 3 | October 5 | Los Angeles Rams | W 17–14 | 2–0 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | Recap | |
| 4 | October 12 | Chicago Cardinals | L 10–14 | 2–1 | City Stadium | Recap | |
| 5 | October 19 | Washington Redskins | W 27–10 | 3–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | Recap | |
| 6 | October 26 | Detroit Lions | W 34–17 | 4–1 | City Stadium | Recap | |
| 7 | November 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–18 | 4–2 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | Recap | |
| 8 | November 9 | at Chicago Bears | L 17–20 | 4–3 | Wrigley Field | Recap | |
| 9 | November 16 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 20–21 | 4–4 | Comiskey Park | Recap | |
| 10 | November 23 | at New York Giants | T 24–24 | 4–4–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 11 | November 30 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 30–10 | 5–4–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
| 12 | December 7 | at Detroit Lions | W 35–14 | 6–4–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap | |
| 13 | December 14 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–28 | 6–5–1 | Shibe Park | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Standings
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–1 | 306 | 231 | W2 | |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4–4 | 363 | 241 | L2 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 5–3 | 274 | 210 | L1 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 259 | 214 | W2 | |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 0–8 | 231 | 305 | L3 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
| 1947 Green Bay Packers final roster | ||||||||
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Backs
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Linemen/Linebackers
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Receivers
Special teams
Rookies in italics | ||||||
